England vs India: Sehwag sees funny side of Virat Kohli sledging Jonny Bairstow - Pujara ko Pant banwa diya
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India tour of England: Jonny Bairstow switched gears after a heated argument with Virat Kohli on Day 3 morning and went on to get a stunning counter-attacking hundred for England.
Former India opener Virender Sehwag was at his wittiest best on Sunday, July 3 as he saw the funny side of Virat Kohli sledging Jonny Bairstow on Day 3 of the rescheduled 5th Test between England and India in Birmingham.
Virender Sehwag likened Jonny Bairstow's approach before the sledging episode to Cheteshwar Pujara's style but progressed to play like Rishabh Pant after tempers flared up in the morning session on Sunday.
Bairstow hit his 11th Test hundred and 3rd in consecutive matches as he got to the 3-figure score in just 119 balls as he led England's fightback on Sunday.
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Incidentally, Jonny Bairstow went for a huge heave right after he had a heated argument with Virat Kohli in Mohammed Shami's over in the morning session. He missed the ball by a mile but the England batter regained his composure to launch a stunning counter-attack, taking calculated risks to deflate the Indian attack.
Jonny Bairstow's Strike Rate before Kohli's Sledging -: 21Post Sledging - 150Pujara ki tarah khel rahe thhey, Kohli ne Pant banwa diya bewajah sledge karke #IndvsEng
Kohli was seemingly not impressed with the way Bairstow took his time to recover from a blow to his gloves towards the end of play on Saturday. The former captain asked Bairstow to stop talking and focus on the proceedings in the middle, which was exactly what the England batter did.
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